as in belated
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as in lingered
to move or act slowly
she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed
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as in deferred
to assign to a later time
our guests delayed their departure until after dinner
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Adjective
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The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire.—
Fintan O’Toole,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2023 -
But a belated, uninspiring improvement is an improvement nonetheless.—
Andrew Cunningham,
Ars Technica,
2 Feb. 2024
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Heavy drinking among American adults spiked by over 20% during the height of COVID, and for some, those habits lingered even after lockdowns were lifted.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Burnes, though, lingered on the market.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The session was postponed in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton striking the state of Florida.—
Volodymyr Yurchuk and Elise Morton,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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The Allstate Sugar Bowl at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome was scheduled to be played on New Year's Day, but was postponed until Thursday.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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The city’s 3-K program, for three-year-olds, is not yet universal, owing to Mayor Eric Adams’s budget austerity; his latest budget proposal leaves 3-K with a funding gap of a hundred and twelve million dollars.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood’s latest attempt at rebooting Wolf Man certainly doesn’t lack for pedigree, between Blumhouse and writer-director Leigh Whannell, the duo behind 2020’s The Invisible Man, which was a surprise hit in earning north of $144 million globally.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Carolina signed Seth Jarvis and Jacob Slavin to extensions during the offseason that included payments deferred until 2032 and ’33 respectively.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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During the first month of the season, Toronto signed Jake McCabe to a five-year extension that has deferred money until 2031.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Delayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delayed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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